Top 100 wines of Ardèche - Page 4

Discover the top 100 best wines of Ardèche of Vin de Pays as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Ardèche and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Ardèche

The wine region of Ardèche is located in the region of Méditerranée of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Le Liby or the Domaine Vignerons Ardéchois produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ardèche are Viognier, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ardèche often reveals types of flavors of cream, mango or red cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, cassis or strawberries.

In the mouth of Ardèche is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 119 estates and châteaux in the of Ardèche, producing 655 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Ardèche go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Ardèche

wines from the region of Ardèche go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of pumpkin and bacon pie, salmon and goat cheese quiche or mouclade.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Ardèche

On the nose in the region of Ardèche often reveals types of flavors of peach, tree fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth in the region of Ardèche is a with a nice freshness.